The Best True Crime of the Month: October 2026

The Best True Crime of the Month: October 2026

Deep South crimes, 19th-century detectives, crime-solving writers, backrooms poker players, and realpolitik killings

By CrimeReads | October 9, 2026

Prisoner of Love: On Research, Ethics, and Matters of the Heart

Prisoner of Love: On Research, Ethics, and Matters of the Heart

When intimate and private love letters are the only surviving evidence from an old trial, should a researcher include them in their book?

By Jack El-Hai | October 6, 2026

Welcome to The Wiregrass, Where Corruption Is Rampant, Contradictions Abound, and Cynicism Reigns Supreme

Welcome to The Wiregrass, Where Corruption Is Rampant, Contradictions Abound, and Cynicism Reigns Supreme

Matt Kessler on a region "offering a rare glimpse of Southern culture without its veneer of decorum."

By Matt Kessler | October 1, 2026

Two Generations, One Shared Experience: On Incarceration, Redemption, and Family Love

Two Generations, One Shared Experience: On Incarceration, Redemption, and Family Love

Dr. Tonesa Welch, former first lady of the Black Mafia Family, and her son H. Corey Mills on finding trust again through co-writing a memoir

By Dr. Tonesa Welch and H. Corey Mills | October 1, 2026

Twenty-One Years After the Verdict, His Town Finally Understood Him

Twenty-One Years After the Verdict, His Town Finally Understood Him

McCracken Poston Jr. on the trial that divided a town and the diagnosis that brought a man back to the community.

By McCracken Poston, Jr. | September 30, 2026

The Best True Crime Of the Month: September 2026

The Best True Crime Of the Month: September 2026

Featuring titles from Anand Giridharadas, Sara McDougall, Mikita Brottman, Matthew J. Prigge, and Emmanuel Carrère

By CrimeReads | September 25, 2026

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The Sordid History of New York City's Nightclub Crime Scene

By Jason Allison | September 21, 2026

How the New T.J. English Reader Mines the Dark Soul of America

By David Masciotra | September 4, 2026

The Best True Crime of the Month: August 2026

By CrimeReads | August 28, 2026

Jess Lourey on Paul Michael Stephani and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Serial Killer

Jess Lourey on Paul Michael Stephani and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Serial Killer

The author of The Crying Killer shifts our focus from killers to the lives of their victims

By Jess Lourey | August 21, 2026

The Darker Side of Burbank, California

The Darker Side of Burbank, California

In a new book, James T. Bartlett offers up a true crime history of the seemingly idyllic city.

By James T. Bartlett | August 19, 2026

Rory Cormac on the Mavericks of Britain's Cold War Era Forgery Empire

Rory Cormac on the Mavericks of Britain's Cold War Era Forgery Empire

Excerpted from Fakers: A Top-Secret Tale of Phantoms and Forgeries on the Disinformation Front Line

By Rory Cormac | August 13, 2026

Catherine Fogarty on Reopening the Cold Case of a Murdered Montreal Teen in 1960s LA

Catherine Fogarty on Reopening the Cold Case of a Murdered Montreal Teen in 1960s LA

From the introduction to The Girl with No Name: The Story of Jane Doe #59 and My Relentless Search for Her Killer

By Catherine Fogarty | August 10, 2026

How the Rise of Mystery Podcasts Created the True Crime Memoir Boom

How the Rise of Mystery Podcasts Created the True Crime Memoir Boom

James Renner explores the phenomenon of true crime authors writing themselves into their stories

By James Renner | July 28, 2026

Maria DiLorenzo on Capturing the Souls of Serial Killers in True Crime and Memoir

Maria DiLorenzo on Capturing the Souls of Serial Killers in True Crime and Memoir

The author of Confessions of the Green River Killer explores evil's facets in a hybrid genre

By Maria DiLorenzo | July 27, 2026

How Pinellas County, Florida Shaped the Strange Life of Conman Paul Skalnik

How Pinellas County, Florida Shaped the Strange Life of Conman Paul Skalnik

An excerpt from Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast by Pamela Colloff

By Pamela Colloff | July 14, 2026

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